Maxi 35

[Way]

We're nearing the end of our search for our next boat and have shortlisted a few. Currently looking at two Maxi 35s and wondered if anyone has sailed/any experience of one?

They look very similar in design to the 34 (35 is 9inches or so longer and a bit heavier) which received good praise in the Sailing Today test in 2010.

Apart from that there isn't anything specific on the owners association site (http://www.maxiowners.org) and have emailed them to no avail so far.

Any thoughts?

 

[Lightning]

Hi,

No experience with the 35, but have owned a 1000 and currently and 1100, both of which sail very well.

The facebook group "Maxi Yachts of Sweden" is quite active so it may be worth posting something on there.

 

[Way]

Thanks very much, I'll get in touch

Hi,

No experience with the 35, but have owned a 1000 and currently and 1100, both of which sail very well.

The facebook group "Maxi Yachts of Sweden" is quite active so it may be worth posting something on there.

 

[Way]

Thought I'd close this out. I'm sure they sail really well, but they're small down below. And more importantly the boat did not anywhere near match the description on the brokers website - arguably a real waste of a 3+ hr roundtrip drive. Not sure why brokers do that

That said, the guy who showed us was very honest and said that we should wait a few months and it would inevitably drop in price and said that it was currently c.£10k overpriced. Still, an annoyingly wasted journey